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Illumina, Jazz Among 5 Young Guns Hitting New Highs

Young gun companies like Illumina (ILMN) and Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), like their Old West counterparts, are known for their ability to successfully go up against older, more experienced companies and win the day. Today’s Screen Of The Day is Young Guns, top-rated companies less than 15 years old that are establishing themselves as the new sheriff in town. Five of them hit new all-time highs Tuesday: Jazz, Illumina, Priceline (PCLN), Las Vegas

Priceline, Expedia Stock Price Targets Increased

Priceline (PCLN) and Expedia (EXPE) shares rose modestly in the stock market today after Evercore Partners raised its price targets on the two online travel stocks. In afternoon trading Wednesday, both stocks were up less than 1%, with Priceline near 1,169 and Expedia near 69.60. Evercore raised its price target for Priceline to 1,350 from 1,250 based on an expected surge in online hotel bookings worldwide. It cited an estimate by tracker

New Priceline CEO Will Continue Global Expansion

All systems seem to be “go” for Priceline to broaden its push into key markets in Asia and Latin America under the tutelage of the online travel agency’s new global-minded CEO, Darren Huston. Huston, the 47-year-old CEO of Priceline’s (PCLN) Amsterdam-based hotel booking website Booking.com, last month was named successor to longtime Priceline CEO Jeffery Boyd. Boyd, 57, led the Norwalk, Conn.-based online travel agency for 11 years in a notable